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What's your Wi-Fi password?!

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ohbigdaddio · 08/11/2017 17:53

This has just happened and I didn't have a clue what to say and feel like an idiot!

So a man just came to my door and said he was staying next door for a few weeks and doesn't have wifi so wanted to use mine until they get it installed in a few day's time. That didn't add up to me as if you were staying somewhere temporarily then you would just use 4G or go to a cafe and use free wi-fi there! It's a rented house with various people living there and I didn't want to give my password out anyway but also he could tell the whole house and then everyone there could use it for free! It's also hard to believe that nobody in the house has wi-fi.

He was quite pushy and I told him to use 4G or BT wi-fi FON. He ignored this and when I wouldn't give him the password he got annoyed and said "So you're not going to give me the password then? I'm your neighbour!!" He added that his mum was ill in Pakistan and he wanted to phone her with my Wi-fi code...

I told him I was in a rush to go out (was in middle of drying my hair!) and I would get back to him. God knows why I said that, I just didn't know what to say and just wanted him to go.

Any ideas?! Don't know if I over reacted but there have been some dodgy characters next door and I just didn't feel comfortable potentially giving them all my password.

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ohbigdaddio · 09/11/2017 07:01

And I should add, I'm not rural, I'm in London near lots of cafes and pubs and a library with free Wi-Fi, plus a very good 4G signal!

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24steve · 09/11/2017 07:04

wow some people have such front!! - dont give it out. Shock

user1471596238 · 09/11/2017 07:08

No way, what a cheek.

HappyLollipop · 09/11/2017 07:22

What a CF!!! You live in London where there's wifi pretty much everywhere it's even stranger and suspicious the fact he wouldn't just go somewhere straight away where access to wifi is free especially if it's that urgent to get in contact with his apparently ill mother who's got time to ask about people for their codes.

Flomper · 09/11/2017 07:35

he obviously wants tondo something dodgy not on public wifi which wouldnbebyraceable (logins and logs your IP).

One of my WiFi networks is called shutyourbloodydogsup which lets my neighbours know my opinion of their CF.

EBearhug · 09/11/2017 07:43

It's printed on the router

The original one. The first thing I do with a new router is go in and change settings from the default.

ohbigdaddio · 09/11/2017 09:12

Just changed my router name to Police Surveillance Van CFN. Satisfying!😂

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Mxyzptlk · 09/11/2017 11:16

GrinGrinGrin

Notreallyarsed · 09/11/2017 11:22

@ohbigdaddio Grin

wineandworkout · 09/11/2017 11:24

I wonder if this is not so much cheekiness but cultural difference. If he's from Pakistan perhaps he has different assumptions about what it's acceptable to ask the neighbours. I'm not suggesting that you should give out your password (I wouldn't either) but I don't think this necessarily means he's dodgy or arrogant.

wasonthelist · 09/11/2017 11:25

One of my WiFi networks is called shutyourbloodydogsup

That takes this weeks award for passive aggressive messages ! Grin

Andrewofgg · 09/11/2017 11:36

wineandworkout Wherever he’s from he’s in Britain where this request is not on.

ohbigdaddio · 09/11/2017 12:52

Possibly true wineandworkout He seemed affronted that I wouldn't help him!

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TheMerryWidow1 · 09/11/2017 13:08

oooh I so want him to come back so you can give him a mouthful!!!

madeyemoodysmum · 09/11/2017 18:46

No way!!!

TitaniasCloset · 10/11/2017 17:49

What a weirdo. What planet do these cf come from?

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